Burrow & SEC QBs drop rate vs NFL's - CFB Film Room Debunked

NFL's drop chart for 2016 -
Worst drop-rate in the NFL - 5.5%
Worst drop-rate in SEC - 25.3% (according to CFB) LOL


NFL's Drop Rate Numbers:
1st column - Team
2nd column - Number of Targets
3rd column - Drops
4th column -Drops Percentage
1 New York Jets 546 30 5.5
2 San Francisco 49ers 487 24 4.9
3 Oakland Raiders 589 29 4.9
4 Kansas City Chiefs 536 26 4.9
5 Detroit Lions 580 28 4.8
6 Chicago Bears 550 24 4.4
7 Indianapolis Colts 573 25 4.4
8 Los Angeles Rams 530 22 4.2
9 Houston Texans 577 23 4.0
10 Philadelphia Eagles 604 24 4.0
11 Carolina Panthers 553 21 3.8
12 Cleveland Browns 558 21 3.8
13 Pittsburgh Steelers 590 22 3.7
14 New York Giants 597 22 3.7
15 Baltimore Ravens 666 24 3.6
16 Jacksonville Jaguars 623 22 3.5
17 San Diego Chargers 564 18 3.2
18 Buffalo Bills 459 14 3.1
19 New Orleans Saints 664 20 3.0
20 Arizona Cardinals 636 18 2.8
21 Miami Dolphins 467 13 2.8
22 Seattle Seahawks 548 15 2.7
23 Minnesota Vikings 585 16 2.7
24 Denver Broncos 556 14 2.5
25 Green Bay Packers 614 15 2.4
26 Cincinnati Bengals 542 12 2.2
27 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 571 12 2.1
28 Atlanta Falcons 530 11 2.1
29 New England Patriots 546 11 2.0
30 Washington Redskins 593 11 1.9
31 Tennessee Titans 490 9 1.8
32 Dallas Cowboys 479 8 1.7
LINK

Then we have CFB's SEC numbers



Some points on CFB:
1) There are no LSU, SEC, or NCAA official stats on drops.
2) CFB has no employees who analyze film for stats. All volunteers.
3) Any random dude can volunteer on CFB to become an instant "advanced" analyst
4) CFB freely admits that they don't follow standard football statistical methods. Direct quote from CFB's FAQ section:

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Q. Why are your stats wrong?
A. Yes, we know our stats don’t match up with the numbers you’re seeing elsewhere. There are a number of reasons for this.
Most frequently, especially with common statistics such as rushing and passing yards, it’s because we believe the NCAA’s policy for recording official statistics is archaic, at best, and often just flat out illogical."

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5) College statistician’s association has set criteria for defining a "dropped pass" . CFB does not follow it.
6) 50 or more CFB "advanced analysts" may have contributed to the SEC drop chart. Each with their own opinion on drops.
7. There is verification of CFB's data. i.e., game clock time stamp for each drop. It should be a piece of cake to provide the data for verification if the "advanced analysts" are doing even a GA's quality level of work.
8. CFB went around the Ohio State boards.. CFB’s numbers claimed Parris Campbell had about the worst Drop Rate in the Big Ten (Pure BS) – Mel Kiper and Walter Football both have Campbell as the #2 WR Draft pick for 2019. OSU does keep drop stats - Campbell had 1 drop in '17.

To accept CFB's chart, you'd have to believe things like Jordan Ta Amu of Ole Miss had 7.6 drops per game - and yet maintained a 63.6% completion rate.

C'mon man... Amateur Hour